contour feather

noun Ornithology.

one of the feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird, including those of the wings and tail but excluding such specialized types as downs and filoplumes.

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1865–70

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contour feather

—n
	any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape

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